CMBA Member News

Stress-Free For the Holidays

Cedar Mill Chiropractic Clinic will be running our “Stress-Free for the Holidays” massage special for the month of December. $30 for a 30-minute massage, $50 for one hour. Gift certificates are also available and make great stocking stuffers! Our massage schedule will fill up quickly with this special running, so please call 503-646-3393 well in advance to make an appointment.

Danielle Quast, licensed acupuncturist, is offering free consultations every Wednesday for anyone interested in learning more about acupuncture. Please call 503-646-3393 to schedule an appointment with Danielle. More information about the clinic is at cedarmillchiro.com

Gifts for Shriners’ kids

During December World of Smiles, Pediatric Dentistry will be collecting items for Shriner’s Hospital for Children. In the World of Smiles office there will be two large donation boxes. The items needed are those for any age child: newborn through teenage and include: school supplies, clothes, toys, blankets, bedding, shoes, etc.

At Shriner’s Hospital they specialize in pediatric care for: orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip and cleft palate. Shriner’s Hospital gives care to families at no charge. Help World of Smiles, Pediatric Dentistry give these kids and their families the holiday they dream of by dropping off new or gently used unwrapped items to our office located at 11790 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 280. Please call 503-626-9700 if you have any questions. Thank you from our hearts to yours.

Family Portrait special

Tough times? Save a bundle on Family Portraits. $100 off regular prices! Come in by Dec. 9th and have great gifts for Christmas!

Holiday shipping tips

Are you ready for HOLIDAY SHIPPING? This year, don’t waste your precious time standing in line—come and experience shipping the way it ought to be at The UPS Store in Peterkort Towne Square, located on the corner of Cedar Hills Blvd. and Barnes Rd. We will see that your gifts are all shipped to arrive when and where you need them.

At The UPS Store our packing and shipping experts are ready to assist you and make your gift sending painless and easy. We can provide you with all the packing supplies you need, and handle the packing of your fragile and hard to pack items. Don’t forget about our “Pack and Ship Promise” that we provide for your packages that our certified packing experts pack and ship. We promise if your items are lost or damaged in transit you’ll be reimbursed the item’s value, your packing and material fees you paid for us to pack your gifts, and your cost for shipping (excluding any declared value charges).

We highly recommend you ship your packages with our premier shipper UPS, which includes $100 of declared value insurance and the ability to track your packages all for one low price. We also offer US Postal options, for your packages going to PO Boxes or Military APO addresses. You’ll be sure to get the service that best fits your needs, at a price that fits your budget.

For delivery by December 24, 2008, remember to ship early:

UPS Next Day Air by 12/23/08
UPS 2nd Day Air by 12/22/08
UPS 3 Day Select by 12/19/08
UPS Ground (your best value) by 12/15/08 for packages going to the east coast

Headed home for the Holidays? Ship your luggage ahead of time. No waiting, no lines, no stress. The next time you fly, don’t take your bags to the airport. Bring them to us. We can ship your luggage directly to your destination. Skip the hassle of dragging luggage and holiday packages at the airport. Plus, we provide reliable UPS package tracking. See us before your next trip, and we’ll take the “lug” out of luggage.

We’re gearing up for the Toys for Tots Literacy Program donation drive in December. We encourage you to donate at least $1 as part of the “Buck a Book” initiative. When you donate, we put your name(s) on one of our Teddy Bear cards and hang it on our wall of fame. This money goes towards purchasing books through our partners the USMC and Scholastic Publishing Company. Scholastic has agreed to sell children’s books for $1 each and then they’re donated to children in our local communities.

Support the library, clear out that stuff!

Many people find this a good time to clear unwanted items from their homes in preparation for the New Year. Consider donating these items to the Second Edition Resale Shop.

Second Edition is the major ongoing fundraiser for the Cedar Mill Community Library Association, a tax-exempt corporation dedicated to providing free public library services. Sales of donated art, jewelry, antiques, and gently-used or like-new furniture, household items, and clothing netted over $143,000 for the library in 2007. The funds raised are used for books and media, storytimes, helpful librarians to answer your questions, computer classes for seniors and much more!

Donation receipts are available for tax purposes. Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent provided by the law.

Volunteers play a vital role at Second Edition by accepting, sorting, appraising, and selling donated merchandise. The shop runs on a skeleton crew on the weekends so they are unable to accept donations due to a lack of storage space. Therefore, please bring your donations on weekdays during open business hours. Also, please do not leave items outside, as these can become damp, damaged, or stolen.

Second Edition is powered by more than 80 volunteers, and is always looking for more, especially during the holidays. These volunteers range from teenagers to octogenarians. They are dedicated to making the shop a success and are passionate about supporting the library.

Please call 503-644-6395 or visit www.cedarmill.org/library for Second Edition donation guidelines, volunteer positions available, and information on sales and events. And if you have not been in the shop, stop by today and see the attractive displays, and the quality merchandise available. Thank you for supporting your community library!

Second Edition Resale is located at 12505 NW Cornell Rd. (on the hill above and behind Walgreens. Enter through the driveway on Saltzman. The shop is at the east end of the library.) Open Monday 12-6, Tuesday 10-7:30; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10-6; Saturday 10-4:30, Sunday 12-4:30.

Village Gallery News

Our December group show with featured artist Leila Ball opens December 9th through January 3rd, 2009. Leila Ball received her Bachelor of Art degree from Western Washington University. She has worked as a successful studio artist in media that includes painting, fused glass, polymer clay, fiber sculpture and enameling.

Our holiday bazaar continues through Dec. 24th. Find original artwork, jewelry and other treasures for your loved ones and support local artists.

The Village Gallery of Arts is a non-profit community gallery in operation over 40 years located next to Cedar Mill Community Library. Please call the Gallery at (503) 644-8001 or visit our website villagegalleryarts.org for more information regarding the gallery, membership, classes, and special events.